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All eyes on Sydney’s spectacular welcome to 2019Sydney Harbour has once again played host to the biggest and best New Year’s Eve fireworks display, with more than one billion people around the globe tuning in last night to watch Sydney welcome 2019.1 January 2019

万众瞩目悉尼跨年狂欢迎来2019昨晚，悉尼海港又一次上演了一场规模最为庞大的顶级跨年烟火盛宴，全球逾10亿（1,000,000,000）观众聚焦于此，目睹悉尼喜迎2019年的到来。1 January 2019

Sydney sets pulses racing with Aretha tributeA tribute to the late great Aretha Franklin with never before seen firework effects will light up the skies this New Year’s Eve as Sydney celebrates with a world-beating pyrotechnic display.28 December 2018

Old welcome heralds New Year of recognitionSydney’s iconic New Year’s Eve celebrations will see an age-old Aboriginal tradition of Calling Country that will welcome the International Year of Indigenous languages in 2019.6 December 2018

悉尼跨年庆典用传统仪式向土著民族送上新年敬意悉尼标志性跨年庆典将通过一部名为《土地的召唤（Calling Country）》的仪式性动画作品迎接2019年土著语言国际年（International Year of Indigenous languages），彰显澳大利亚土著民族的渊远文明和传统。6 December 2018

A great Aussie welcome for 2019Sydney Harbour will come to life on New Year’s Eve with a five-minute mini-movie animation inspired by the Aussie music anthem, ‘Great Southern Land’.4 December 2018